【正文】 some cases, their sense of purpose at a speed that would not have been imaginable just several years ago. The chief editor of the Times said recently, “At places where they gather, editors ask one another, 39。s older brother, started the New England Courant, and that was what we might recognize today as a real newspaper. He filled his paper with stories of adventure, articles on art, on famous people, and on all sorts of political subjects.5．閱讀理解故選C。該研究是一個由中國北京大學和美國耶魯大學的研究人員參與的項目。 （4）考查推理判斷。因此在最后一段中研究人員強調了全世界應該注意空氣污染。根據最后一段“The researchers noted that the effect of air pollution on verbal ability is even more serious as people age, especially among men and the less educated. The researchers also stressed that every country, whether developed, developing or poor, should focus on air pollution or humans will face a bad situation.”可知，研究人員指出，隨著人們年齡的增長，空氣污染對言語能力的影響更加嚴重，尤其是在男性和文化程度較低的人群中。”故選D。根據倒數第二段中的“In his words, the data and facts are convincing and this range of ages and locations across the country provided a real, objective and representative sample.”可知，用Xi Chen的話說，調查得到的數據和事實令人信服，全國各地的不同年齡和不同地方的人提供了真實，客觀和有代表性的研究樣本。故選A。s mental abilities in two areas: Language and math.”可知，研究人員報告說，長期暴露在空氣污染中會在兩個方面影響一個人的智力：語言和數學。 （1）考查細節(jié)理解。s intelligence. are more affected by air pollution than males. are more affected by air pollution than Chinese. working indoors are actually not affected by air pollution.（2）What did Chen say about the study? is doubtful. is extremely unfair. is mon and not representative. is relatively objective and persuasive.（3）What did the researchers emphasize in the last paragraph? data from the 33 provinces is convincing. whole world should pay attention to air pollution. less educated take more responsibility for air pollution. pollution39。 s 33 provinces. In his words, the data and facts are convincing and this range of ages and locations across the country provided a real, objective and representative sample. “The older persons—they are more affected. And we find, quite amazingly, males are more affected than females. And people working outdoors are more affected than people working indoors. Chen said that the effect generally is worse for those over 64 years of age, for men and for those with little or no education.Xi Chen of the Yale School of Public Health led the study. He and his team found that breathing polluted air can reduce a person39。 s mental abilities in two areas: Language and math. A new study shows that air pollution can cause a huge reduction in our intelligence. The study was a project involving researchers at Peking University in China and Yale University in the United States. 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，考生需要準確掌握細節(jié)信息，并根據上下文進行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。所以作者想告訴我們“孝敬父親”，不僅僅是在餐桌上占據什么位置的問題。s father’ is more than the question of which place to occupy at the dining table. It also means listening, wherever we sit and whatever positions we own, to the stories Dad longs to tell We may then, during these magical moments, even be able to forget about whose chair is whose.”可知作者開始認識到“孝敬父親”不僅僅是在餐桌上占據什么位置的問題。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據第三段中的“Before he could get around the side of the table, I took a deep breath and said, ‘Dad, this is going to be your place, next to Mom, on the side.’He stopped, looked at me and then sat removed from his usual place, he continued to share his best self with us, telling stories of his childhood and youth to the delight of his grandchildren.”可知作者讓父親坐在邊上后，父親似乎并沒表現出介意坐在哪里，仍然和我們說笑，給孩子們講他孩時和年輕時的故事。故選B。s presence? And how would he handle it?”可知作者成為一家之主后，不愿意占據父親原來一家之主的神圣座位。 （2）考查推理判斷。所以為什么爸爸在退休前總是坐在桌子盡頭的大椅子上是因為那是一家之主的圣座。根據第一段中的“His chair was not just a place for him at table。 wishes. twice before you act. coin has two sides.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D（4）A 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘，通過講述作者和父親餐廳座位的變化告訴我們尊重父母并不在于餐廳的座位，而是快樂相處。s request.（3）Which of the following is true according to the passage? felt upset after being removed from his usual place. writer was satisfied with the new seating arrangement. continued to tell stories to cover his embarrassment. didn39。s wife was rude to his parents. writer didn39。s parents moved out because the house was too old. writer didn39。t easy, but I sense that there is also something good in the change which has occurred. I am beginning to learn that honoring one39。 t know how Dad felt. I do know that, though removed from his usual place, he continued to share his best self with us, telling stories of his childhood and youth to the delight of his grandchildren. As I served the food, our lives experienced a change, which we continue to live with. t. s first birthday.After Dad retired, he and Mom moved out into a small flat. When thy came to visit me at their old house, Dad still sat at the end of the table though the table was no longer his but mine. Only with my marriage to Barbara, did I hear a voice questioning the arrangement. She requested, gently but firmly, that I sit at the head of the table in our home. I realized then that I was head of the family, but I also felt unwilling to introduce such a change. How would I feel sitting in that head place in my Dad39。 then Mom would sit in one of the smaller chairs. Dad always sat at the end, at the head of the table. Sitting where he did, Dad was framed by the window through which the yard could be seen with its trees and grass. His chair was not just a place for him at table。 3．閱讀理解 可以推斷出當時的處境困難，故選A。s thousands of attendees would cause huge problems for the bird and its eggs.”可知Monahan說，為期11天的節(jié)日活動中，移動鳥巢能確保鳥兒和其幼鳥得到保護。s 11day run, said Monahan. It39。 （4）考查詞義猜測。根據第五段中的“The festival is now seeking permission from Environment Canada to relocate(搬遷)the nest some 50 meters away or take it to a wildlife center.”可知現在該節(jié)日正在尋求加拿大環(huán)